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                    illustration:  A Revival meeting was being held in a certain church but unfortunately like so many Revivals nothing seemed to be happening.  The attendance was good, the singing was good, and the preaching was good, but God just didn’t seem to be moving.  One night, one of the Deacons stood up and
                    
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                    Perhaps no composer has captured the musical heart and soul of America as did Irving Berlin. In addition to familiar favorites such as "God Bless America" and "Easter Parade," he wrote, "I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas," which still ranks as the all-time best-selling musical score. 
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                    [The Point: to receive from God we must first trust Him.]
I discovered the chipmunks while stopping at a scenic over-look in Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado). They were amazing; bravely coming right up to people to take food out of their hands. These little creatures had willingly changed
                    
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                    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    “I Give Thee Humble Thanks”
I give Thee humble thanks:
For all the gifts that Thou dost send,
For every kind and loyal friend,
For prompt supply of all my need,
For all that’s good in word or deed,
For gift of health along life’s way.
For strength to work from day to day.
I give Thee humble
                    
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                    He is calling you to this full-time Christian service.
Story: On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, whose name means “Christ-bearer,” sailed toward the Bahamas. When he landed on the beach, he planted a standard and claimed the territory for Spain and for the glory of God. He recorded his
                    
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                    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 22, 2008
                
                
                
                    There are seasons when doubts and fears abound, and so suffocate us with their fumes that we cannot even raise a cry. Then the indwelling Spirit represents us, speaks for us, and makes intercession for us, crying in our name, and making intercession for us according to the will of God. The cry
                    
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                    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 8, 2008
                
                
                
                    Governor William Bradford, Plymouth Colony - "To all ye pilgrims:  Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He
                    
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                    GOD DOES THE REMEMBERING
A 91-year-old lady reads the Scriptures regularly, but now her memory is failing her.  Friends commented, "So what’s the use of all this reading when you cannot remember what you’ve read." Her answer is always the same. "God has blessed me richly. I eat well and sleep
                    
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                    John MacArthur writes:
	This passage...strikes a death blow to the self-centered false gospels that are so popular in contemporary Christianity. It leaves no room for the gospel of getting, in which God is considered a type of utilitarian genie who jumps to provide a believer's every whim. It
                    
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                    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 29, 2024
                
                
                
                    BEAUTIFUL AMERICA
 
My, what a lovely country;
Americans, we're blessed!
The wonders of our homeland
Could never be over-stressed.
 
Majestic mountains boast
Their glistening, snow-crowned heads;
Mysterious blue oceans gleam
In sparkling waters spread.
 
Luscious grassy meadows;
Refreshing
                    
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                    Contributed by Chad Martens on Oct 25, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    POEM:  Daddy’s Table Grace
As we sit at the table,
	Our family’s head bowed low;
My thoughts return to childhood
	And the finest man I know.
He didn’t speak good English;
	He was just a simple man,
But when he was talking to the Lord,
	Even a little child could understand.
I was young and
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
                
                
                
                    DREAM CENTER
At age 16, Matthew Barnett dreamed of a church that would be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year serving the inner-city’s physical and spiritual needs and bringing a message of hope to the hopeless. In 1994 at the age of 20, he moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles to pastor a small
                    
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                    There was an older man in my church in Texas who came to me with tears in his eyes after a sermon I preached on tithing.  He said, "Pastor, thank you for telling our people the truth about how God can bless you when you are obedient to His Word."
He wiped a tear and said, "Pastor, I
                    
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                    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 17, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    You may have heard the story about evangelist Dwight L. Moody who was quite perturbed when a brother in Christ at one of his meetings continued to pray on and on and on. The man became so lost in his own eulogy on the Almighty that people in the audience became restless. As Moody saw no end in
                    
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                    God still gives us promises, and these promises are still geared to meet every specific individual need.  In 1924, Dr. Leila McConnell, having just received a degree from Asbury College, felt God’s call to start a work for God in Eastern Kentucky.  Fearing the reputation of “Bloody Breathitt”
                    
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                    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 1, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The Bear and the Atheist
	An atheist was walking through the woods looking at the beautiful trees and flower that had just bloomed.  Because he was an atheist he couldn’t thank anyone for the beautiful landscape that he was witnessing.  As he was gazing at the sky he saw a bear running toward him,
                    
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                    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 12, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The following proclamation was made by Governor Bradford in 1623, 3 years after the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth;
To all ye Pilgrims,
Inasmuch as the great father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, squashes and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to
                    
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                    Many of you know Charles de Gaulle as the famous French WWII soldier, statesman, author. What you probably did not know was that Charles and Evonne deGaulle were the parents of a very mentally handicapped child. She was a treasure and a great concern to them both. No matter how bad things were in
                    
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